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loran
02-26-2009, 11:40 AM
I want to change the value of my expression ctrl by using a custom attribute.
I dont find how to point the custom attributes value (here :????)
please help



a=box height:10 width:10
b=cylinder height:20 radius:10 sides:6


-- add custom attributes to a
newAttrib = attributes customattrib
(
Parameters main rollout:params
(
Radius Type:#float UI: Radius Default:30.0

)
Rollout params "cylinder ctrl"
(
spinner Radius "z rotation:" Type:#float Range:[0,10000,30]

)

)
custAttributes.add a newAttrib

--add expression ctrl to cylinder z rotation
b.rotation.controller.z_rotation.controller = Float_Expression()
b.rotation.controller.z_rotation.controller.addScalarTarget "brot" ????
b.rotation.controller.z_rotation.controller.setExpression "brot*4"
ZeBoxx2
02-26-2009, 11:54 AM
b.rotation.controller.z_rotation.controller.addScalarTarget "brot" a.customattrib[#radius]
loran
02-26-2009, 12:53 PM
wow thank you. After hours looking for this over the maxscript help and google you bring it to me in few minutes! THANK YOU ZeBoxx2 !
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